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deoxyribonucleotide

American

[dee-ok-si-rahy-boh-noo-klee-uh-tahyd, -nyoo-] / diˌɒk sɪˌraɪ boʊˈnu kli əˌtaɪd, -ˈnju- /

noun

Biochemistry.

an ester of a deoxyribonucleoside and phosphoric acid; a constituent of DNA.

Etymology

Origin of deoxyribonucleotide

First recorded in 1945–50; deoxyribo(nucleic acid) + nucleotide

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